Interlocking mechanism for voting-machines.



No! 847,347. PATENTED MAR. 19, 1907 0. F. LOMB.

INTERLOCKING MECHANISM FOR VOTING MACHINES.

' APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 25, 1904.

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No. 847,847. I PATENTED MAR. 19, 1907 G. F. LOMB.

INTERLOGKING MECHANISM-FOR VOTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED"AUG.25,1904.

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o which by blocks or limiting-abutments otherwise than heretofore Without unduly. the Isize'of the machine o r in terferingiwith its operation and without-unnecessary complication ofparts 3 r I a part of this a placing 20 UNITED STATE CARL FQILOMB, OF ROCHESTER, TNEW TION OF NEWYORK.

YPATIZENT I YoRK; AssieNon To us. S NDARD VOTING mourns COMPANY,- on ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ACORBORA- No. 347,347. I

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Rochester, 1n the county of Monroe'and State of New Yorlghave invented certain new. and

. useful Improvements 'in Inter-locking Mechanism for Voting-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full; clear, and exact description ofthe s a 'ne, referencebeing had to theacc'ompanfiring drawings forming. specification, and to the refer.-

'cnce-nu1nerals' marked thereon.

My present invention relates tointerlockw mg or limiting mechanism particularly adapt-- ed for use in voting machines of'the general type illustrated I {547 657 in which the movable ballot-indicatmg devices or keys are provided with inter-y locking rods or straps having wedges or disvice permitting the operation ofa predeter mined. number? either. in single-candidate:

groups or multicandi date groups; and i'tha's forits object to provide means forperrnitting the operation to' voted position of, a larger,

number of ballot-indicators In; groups .or

To these andother endsthe invention con.

sists in certain improvements hereinafter detaken' on the line X X of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isa'" I of the interlock; lng channel and {one ofits'su view of some of the scribedtthe novel features being pointed out .in the claims at the end of thisf-specificatiOn'J;

In the drawings,'-Figure.1 is a rearfview of a voting-machine of the typereferred to and on a large scale. I Fig..-3 is a verticalfsectional view of thelo'wen portion of the IIlEfllChiIlG;

perspective view. of the end 'po'rts. Similar reference numera figures indicate similar parts! I I I The ballot indicators or keys", (indicated by channel-plates v 4 4', the tween the latter, and

cooperationwith the se arating rods or straps into groups, the straight ticket Be it known that-.1, cARi; Lomtf 1n Letters Patent- No.

devices arranged in a channel orde-fl "'these enable me to secure the brackets 'mcr'easing'.

illustrating my invention. F-ig. 2 1s a similar' partsillustrated in Fig; 1

s in tlie isev'e'ral; I

.party row to which they belong,

A partyro'w havingthe shortest straps, and

rod

.14 dlvide the machine referredlflto. The arrangement} of .platesthowever, is different from the 'priorthelower portion of thecasing instea ,of at the side, I

quence arranged-in horizontal party rows and in vertical oflice-columns.

intervals in its 'len I I are secured to the c annel at their upper ends andQat their lower ends are supported mevo t e ca i whole or any a "limited, lon ipr sentembo I I the-brackets rest upon the bottom' 10 of the casing and are -rovided with sl'otsS, extendingparaIlel'w1th the channelfand throsigh which extendscrews'. orstuds 9; scu're to said bottom; I prefer toemploj screws; a3

the connected channel rigidly inposition or to allow it to move as desired. I 1 The front late ll of the machine is pref provi' ed with a slot itudinal movement; In. the

e gt forward ends of the grouping-pins 6*and per-- by ajrecessed I I I I 'ItI is-the capability of -the: interlocking channel or the support for the limiting-abutment therein to accommodate itself to the strains that rna z e-p p it by the various selections o ture of my" invention, a'swill now be e1:-

plained. I I ,f :It will v b e'noticed that the stra 5' connect tors or keys vary-in length according to the the lowest the straps. of said lowest party row should normallystand per endicular to the interlocking channel. I? now a grou of e i 'ht be formed and the'indi'eators are all vote at straps of the voted and unvoted keys will a] samege'neral construction as in the patented the indicators and the in rlocking channel machine, in that said i-channel is arran ed'gat and the indicators are I in conse The .interlocki'ngphannel is. supported at i th. by brackets 7, which diately or immediatelyupon the bottom 10- so as to permit the channel as adesired section thereof to have ofthe .maclfine to accommodate the" 'mit, the channel to travel, the p ns-bein cov.

I I plate or cover 13, rigi ly I I secured in pos tion." the indicatingv and interlocking mechanism-of I I I the keys in voting-that constitutes the. important fea-- the right end ofthe group, the interlocln'ng be deflected towa'id the left the defiection as 19, andthe resetting-b 15 a e-alltfthe iment the lower ends'or feet of ing theiinterlocking wedges to t eir indica- 2o nections.

course move freely in and withthe channels and'it is the ab itrnents which formithe'ends of the groups, whether --single" candidate or mul'tieandidate, and that cause and deter- 5 mine the amount of themov'ement necessary to be given to their support, in this instance -the channel-bars 'struction and arrange1nent,-f but comprebends, broadly, the automatic adjustment of,

the interlocking device to accommodate I itself to the" operationsjto'which it maybe 1S11bie ted wibhqut; s r Qr liability topper- I ate improperly I p This interlocking mechanism while particularly adapted for use in voting-machines is manifestly capable-of use inpnler 'oon-.

- I ll claim asmy 1nven'tion'- I 1.. In an'mterlocking mechanism, the comblnat-ion wlth a'plurahtyof movablememhers, of a support having abntmentsther'eon -2 between which a. limited '--number of said membersare operable said "snppo'rt jbeing freely movable with andby said members in v the plane of {the abntmen-ts';

2..' In an interlocking mchanis 'nnf-the com- 0 'bination with a plurality. of movablemem bers, of a siipporthaving.limi'tingebutnients.

thereon between which a limited number of the members are operable saidsu pport being,

freely movablewith and by the membersi-n- 5 a direct-ion transversely to that of the movement' of the members.

3. In aninterlooking mechanism, the (loin- Mnation with a plurality of movablemen 'bers, of a'support having'two or more rela 4c .tively-adjustable'abutmerrts secured thereto,

between which a limitednumber of the members are operable, 'saidsupport' being adjustable in a direction transverse to that-of the, 3

'45 securing it' in adjustedposition g 4. In an interlocking mechanism, the nonimovement "of the qne'mbers and means for bination with a plurality of series of movable members offdiii'erent lengths, a supporthavin'g limiting-abutments thereon'between which go the members are operable, said support being freely movable with and by said members transversely of-the plane of their movement.

5. The combination with the longitudinaily-movable interlocking rods. having en- 5 5'largements thereon, of lii'niting-abutnaents between which said rods are arranged, said abutments being adjustable transversely of the plane of movement of the rods without however, varying the'distanc'e between them 6c and means f orsecuring said abutment-s in adjusted position. I

6. The combination with a plurality of series of interlocking rods, haying-enlarge merits thereon,'of a freely-movable support 65 separators on the supportand limiting-abutments adjnstabiy secured to the support. be;

ranged.

- adjustable transversely e f-the plane of movee mentof. the rods and means for securing said support i11 adjusted position.

9.. The -combination with a series of -mo'vf able "indicators, interlocking-rods I corineotetqthereto haying enlargements thereon; of "a free'ly-mov ablesuppori, having-limitihg abutments thereon between which thero'd's are" arranged.- I I 10. The combination with a, Series of.mov-- able":indieat'ors' .-interlocking rods of different 'largements thereon Jot a 1' support movable freely in a'plan'e transversely of that of the rods and limiting-abutment's on-said support between which-thelrods are.movable.- .f I I 1 1". The. combination with a plurality ofv series I of movable indicators, the indicators =in-eaoh series having interlocking rods of din. ferent lengths connected thereto each jprovidedwith enlargements,iof a support freel movable transversely of the'rods andfar justable limiting-abutments secured...thereon between which'thelrods extend. -12; The combination with a series of indicators 'interlocking rods-of different lengths pivotally connected theret'o and having on,- largements thereon, '0 a support and limiting abutments the1'eonI be'tween which the rods extend said support and ab tments being. freely movable by and with tilie rods tran's (heaters and the interlocking rods connected theret hav ngthe enlargements thereon, or

IHGIltS between which the'rods extend:

series of indicators, a'cor'responding series or having enlargements thereon," each series comprising rodsof, diiierent lengths, ofja supj lengthsf connected fthereto andthaving en tween which the rods and separators 'are ara 'The' combination with afpliirality I or I which the'rods'extend, said snpport'lbeing I rro' vers'ely of the plane of the series of indicators. 13. The combination with the pivoted'ina support'freely movable transversely of the planes'of the rods having thelimiting-abutl 14. The combination with a p lurality of interlocking rods connected to the indicators,-

port and. 7 adjustable li1niting.-. abutments thereon between which the'rods extend, said support being freely movable by and with the rods transversely oftheirplan Oflongitudinal movement.

' 15. The combinationwith a plurality of series of pivotedindicators-{each having an interlocking rod pivoted theretoprovided withanenlargement thereon, andfleao'n se ries comprising rods of different lengths, of afsupport having adjustable limiting-abut. ments-thereon between which the rods eX-- -t end,' said support and abutments being freely movable longitudinally by and with the interlocking rods.

16, The combination with a plurality of longitudinallymovable interlocking rods having enlargements thereon,- of'a movable support and adjustable" limiting''ahutments thereon between which the rods are arranged,

said support being ireely'movable by and withthe enlargements on-the rods and transversely ofthe normal plane'ot'movement thereof.

17. The combination' 'with' the. interlock ing rods havingthe enlargements thereon, of

a support, adjustable, limiting-.abut-nients thereon between which the rods extend and means forsecuring the support in difierent positions relatively to the machine-frame.

. 18. The eombinationf'with the interlocking rods having the enlargements thereon, of

a movable support having the limiting-abutments adjustably-secure-d thereto and the separating-plates between the rods carried by said support."

""IHGHtS'thBIGOII, 'of'a freely-movable support having the limiting-abutmerits thereon and the separating-plates between whieh'the rods extend.

, I 2.0. The combination with the pivoted i'njdicators arranged in a plurality of rows, the

interlocking rods pivoted thereto having enlargement'sthereon, of a support, the limitlug-abutments adjustable thereon and the 19. In a voting naohine thecombination with the. interlocking rods 'having enlargeseparating devices between the rods, said I support being freelymovable by and with the 1 rodsin a plane parallel with-the rows ofindii, Gators. r

21.v The combination with the interlorl-cing rodslhaving theenlargements, of a st :1-

tion ary support, theinovable channel, the.

liIniting-a-butments and the separating-plates in the channel and thebracketsoarrying the channel and adjustableupon the stationary support and means for securing the brackets i to said support.

22'. The combination with a plurality of (rows of pivoted indicators, and interlocking rods having enlargements thereon and pivenlargements, of the channel havingthe limiting-abutments, the braelcets supporting the channel freely movable on the support brackets.

GARL F. LOVE.

Witnesses y F. A.-HoWARn,

F. F. CHURCH.

otally connected to the indicators, the rods support, the interlocking rods, having the and means for limiting the movements of th e 

